It’s True: The Typical Car Is Parked 95 Percent of the Time

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By Angie SchmittMar 10, 2016, 11:49 am57 pts
Cars are a very inefficient transportation technology for too many reasons to count. They take up huge amounts of space but get driven around mostly empty — the average private car in the U.S. carries only 1.6 people. A lot of the time, people drive distances that are short enough to easily walk or bike…

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